Industry

The esports industry generated more than $1 billion in revenue in 2017 and is expected to continue its upwards climb in 2018. With investment increasing and viewership figures growing, esports is well on its way to matching the might of traditional sporting events.

Esports events now find their way onto our televisions, fill stadiums around the world with energetic fans and produce stars and celebrities like Faker and KuroKy. Prize money is increasing and the quality of broadcasts, like Riot’s NA LCS and Blizzard’s Overwatch League, are improving. It’s only so long until football, basketball and boxing take a back seat to League of Legends, Dota 2 and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.

As the esports scene continues to grow, Final Kill hopes to provide quality insight into the market and its growth, from increases in revenue to new sponsorship deals. Get stuck in to some quality esports industry news, opinions, videos and more below:

Riot Games has achieved a huge milestone, having recorded one billion views on video game streaming platform Twitch. In doing so, Riot became the first channel to achieve such a feat. As revealed by s…

Esports is a growing industry worth hundreds of millions of dollars, with an ever-rising pool of competitive games that bettors can choose from. But, not all esports are made equal. If you’re no more …

National Football League side the San Francisco 49ers, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin and sports stars Russell Okong, Baron Davis and Kelvin Beachum can now count themselves among the investors in PlayVS…

The battle royale genre was the breakout trend of 2017. Both PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite attracted huge player bases in a short amount of time. The genre has yet to develop an esports s…

Seattle-based game developer Valve has lost its legal case against the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). On Friday April 20, the Australian Final Court ruled against Valve’s appea…

American non-profit 1,000 Dreams Fund will begin offering grants to female Twitch streamers in a bid to support young women who are pursuing their dream in content creation. As part of their Women’s H…